Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc Result of AGM (7010P)

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RNS Number : 7010P

Circassia Pharmaceuticals Plc

30 May 2018

30 May 2018

Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc

Result of Annual General Meeting 2018

Circassia Pharmaceuticals plc ("Circassia") announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all resolutions set out in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 April 2018 were passed. A poll was conducted on each resolution proposed at the Meeting and the number of votes cast for and against each of the resolutions, and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

 
      Resolution                   For           %        Against      %       Withheld* 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To receive the Annual 
 1     report and accounts         285,133,907   100.00       0        0.00     995,178 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To approve the Annual 
 2     report on remuneration      223,906,652   79.49    57,766,863   20.51   4,455,570 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To approve the Directors' 
       remuneration policy 
 3     report                      285,086,229   99.64    1,042,856    0.36        0 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Francesco 
 4     Granata                     285,132,644   100.00     6,250      0.00     990,191 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Steve 
 5     Harris                      286,121,980   100.00     7,093      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Julien 
 6     Cotta                       286,124,073   100.00     5,000      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 7    To re-elect Rod Hafner       286,121,947   100.00     7,126      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 8    To re-elect Lota Zoth        285,438,397   99.76     690,676     0.24       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To re-elect Russell 
 9     Cummings                    286,120,730   100.00     8,343      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 10   To elect Jo le Couilliard    286,121,790   100.00     7,283      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 11   To elect Sharon Curran       286,127,823   100.00     1,250      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To elect Heribert 
 12    Staudinger                  286,120,730   100.00     8,343      0.00       13 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To re-appoint PwC 
 13    as auditors                 285,114,185   99.65    1,011,900    0.35      3,000 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To authorise the Audit 
       Committee to determine 
       the remuneration of 
 14    the auditors                282,216,197   98.63    3,909,888    1.37      3,000 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To authorise the directors 
 15    to allot shares             286,121,325   100.00     7,250      0.00       511 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To authorise the directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
 16    rights**                    286,114,199   100.00     9,376      0.00      5,511 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To authorise the directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
       rights in respect 
       of an additional 5% 
       of the Company's issued 
 17    share capital**             285,104,437   99.64    1,019,137    0.36      5,511 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
      To authorise the calling 
       of general meetings 
       (other than an AGM) 
       on not less than 14 
 18    clear days' notice**        286,073,998   99.98      49,577     0.02      5,511 
---  ---------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ---------- 
 

As explained in the notice of Annual General Meeting dated 24 April 2018, Circassia further announces the result of the vote of independent shareholders in respect of resolutions 8, and 10 to 12.

 
      Resolution                  For          %        Against   %      Withheld* 
---  --------------------------  -----------  -------  --------  -----  ---------- 
 8    To re-elect Lota Zoth       25,509,089   97.36    690,676   2.64      13 
---  --------------------------  -----------  -------  --------  -----  ---------- 
 10   To elect Jo le Couilliard   26,192,482   99.97     7,283    0.03      13 
---  --------------------------  -----------  -------  --------  -----  ---------- 
 11   To elect Sharon Curran      26,198,515   100.00    1,250    0.00      13 
---  --------------------------  -----------  -------  --------  -----  ---------- 
      To elect Heribert 
 12    Staudinger                 26,191,422   99.97     8,343    0.03      13 
---  --------------------------  -----------  -------  --------  -----  ---------- 
 

* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

** Special resolution.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

For enquiries, contact: Julien Cotta, Company Secretary [phone].

A copy of this announcement has been posted on the company's website, www.circassia.com.

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